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DURETZ , Th.

Last name: DURETZ

First name: Th.

May 2016 (v1)

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Obduction of old oceanic lithosphere due to reheating and plate reorganization: Insights from numerical modelling and the NE Anatolia – Lesser Caucasus case example,

Hassig, M. Duretz, Th. Rolland, Y.

The ophiolites of NE Anatolia and of the Lesser Caucasus (NALC) evidence an obduction over ∼200 km of oceanic lithosphere of Middle Jurassic age (c. 175–165 Ma) along an entire tectonic boundary (>1000 km) at around 90 Ma. The obduction process is characterized by four first order geological constraints:(1) Ophiolites represent remnants of a...

Uploaded on: February 28, 2023
February 2016 (v1)

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Obduction triggered by regional heating during plate reorganization,

Rolland, Y. Hässig, M. Duretz, Th.

The reason for obduction, or tectonic transport of oceanic lithosphere onto continents, is investigated by two-dimensional thermo-mechanical numerical modelling based on the geology of the Anatolia–Lesser Caucasus ophiolites. Heating of the oceanic domain and extension induced by far-field plate kinematics appear to be essential for the...

Uploaded on: February 28, 2023